LongScribe vs Transcriptik (2026): Pricing, Features & Which to Choose

Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

Lower starting price
LongScribe
From $4.99/mo against from $5.99/mo
Free plan
Tie
Both have one
Higher rating
Transcriptik
3.6 against 3.8
Same job?
Yes
Both are Audio tools

Side by side

Compared on	LongScribe	Transcriptik
Our rating	3.6	3.8Better
Starts at	$4.99/moBetter	$5.99/mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Category	Audio	Audio
Plans	Free$0 Premium$4.99 Premium Pro$14.99	From $5.99/mo
Key features	Transcribes long recordings from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo and 1,000+ other sources Uploads from your computer or cloud storage, with batch upload of up to 20 files on Premium Imports a whole YouTube channel and lets you pick which videos to transcribe Exports TXT, SRT, DOCX and JSON Runs on OpenAI Whisper, with recordings processed in the background	Transcription direct from TikTok, Instagram and YouTube links MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A, AAC, MOV and WEBM uploads 99-plus languages with automatic detection TXT, DOCX, SRT and VTT export with timestamps Bulk processing on paid plans
Pros	The free plan recurs every month rather than expiring after a trial Channel import turns a back catalogue into transcripts in one pass Four export formats cover subtitles, documents and structured data	Takes the URL directly, removing the download-and-upload step SRT and VTT export makes output subtitle-ready Cheap entry at $5.99 with a free tier to test
Cons	The free plan stops at 3 transcriptions and 180 minutes a month Built on Whisper, so accuracy tracks that model rather than anything proprietary Premium's 3-day trial needs a payment method up front	Free tier is three transcriptions a month at five minutes Per-transcription limits make heavy use hard to predict Accuracy varies widely across 99-plus languages on noisy social audio
Company	LongScribe	Transcriptik

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Is LongScribe better than Transcriptik?

In our reviews LongScribe scores 3.6 and Transcriptik scores 3.8. The better pick depends on the job. LongScribe: AI transcription software for long prerecorded audio and video. Transcriptik: Paste a TikTok, Instagram or YouTube link and get the transcript, in 99-plus languages.

Which is cheaper, LongScribe or Transcriptik?

LongScribe has the lower starting price: from $4.99/mo for LongScribe and from $5.99/mo for Transcriptik.

Do LongScribe and Transcriptik have free plans?

Yes, both have a free plan.

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